probability
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
2. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | amount, measure, quantity, |
| definition | : | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | cross section, |
| definition | : | (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | exceedance, |
| definition | : | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | joint probability, |
| definition | : | the probability of two events occurring together (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | risk, risk of exposure, |
| definition | : | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | risk, risk of infection, |
| definition | : | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred (noun.attribute) |
3. the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | probable, |
| definition | : | apparently destined (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | probabilistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on probability (adj.pert) |
4. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | likely, probable, |
| definition | : | likely but not certain to be or become true or real (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | probabilistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on probability (adj.pert) |
5. the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | probable, |
| definition | : | apparently destined (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | probabilistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on probability (adj.pert) |
6. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | likely, probable, |
| definition | : | likely but not certain to be or become true or real (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | probabilistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on probability (adj.pert) |
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